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SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/06/2019
Subject: RECEIVE REPORT from Sustainability Coordinator.
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:
Referral Name:
Presenter:	Jody London, DCD	Contact:	Jody London (925)674-7871

Information

Referral History:

The Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability has requested an update at each meeting on sustainability work by County staff.

Referral Update:

Since the Committee’s last meeting, staff who work on sustainability and climate issues have accomplished the following:

Collaborated with staff from the cities of Antioch, San Pablo, and Walnut Creek, as well as Sustainable Contra Costa and Community Climate Solutions on building out the Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge platform. The platform launched on April 22. Please join at CleanerContraCosta.org.
County staff worked with staff from Contra Costa cities to advocate to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) about the value of the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN). The CPUC issued a ruling in March seeking comments on future policy on the Regional Energy Networks (RENs), both existing (such as BayREN), and proposed. The BayREN provides energy efficiency rebate programs for single-family and multi-family buildings as well as resources to local building departments on Title 24 energy building code compliance to all of the cities throughout the Bay Area, which supports the County’s Climate Action Plan efforts as well as the State’s environmental goals. The CPUC ruling raises the specter that the CPUC could opt to stop funding the RENs, which would eliminate a primary channel for local governments to offer energy efficiency programs to the community. Several Contra Costa cities have submitted letters to the CPUC, based on a template developed by County staff.
Continued working with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority on the Electric Vehicle Readiness Blueprint.
Continued working with a team from the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy that is developing recommendations on governance and finance options to implement the Adapting to Rising Tides studies.
Advertised the opportunity to apply for the At-Large, Business seat on the Sustainability Commission, which expires at the end of March 2021, and declared the vacancy in the District 5, Alternate seat (that position is filled by the District 5 Supervisor).
Supported the April 22, 2019, meeting of the Sustainability Commission and assisted the Sustainability Commission in submitting a letter to the CPUC in support of the BayREN.
Collaborated with County staff working on topics including land use and transportation, hazardous materials, green business program, economic development, Planning Integration Team for Community Health (PITCH), codes, solid waste, energy.
Participated in regional activities.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE REPORT from County Sustainability Coordinator.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

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